ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,895, issued on May 12, was assigned to SURPASS INDUSTRY Co. LTD. (Saitama, Japan).
"Cap detachment device" was invented by Hiroshi Imai (Saitama, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a cap detachment device including a plug, a cap part, and a cap tool that detaches the cap part from the plug. The cap tool has a holding part that holds the cap part, a grip part gripped by a robot holding the cap tool, a support part attached to the grip part and supporting the holding part movably along the cap axis, a spring that applies, to the holding part, pushing force in a direction coming close to the plug along the cap axis, and a r...